EXTRAVAGANCE. TO THE EDITOR.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 6, 7 July 1887, Page 3

EXTRAVAGANCE. TO THE EDITOR.

Sic— Allow me to thank you for- yon sub-leader, " Improper Extravagance," an< I shall be glad if for the information o mysolf and others you would give the tota cost of this preoious Commission, who bay done their work (as regards Wellington a least) with a \ iew to some mysterious put pose, better known to themselves than th public. Who is responsible for this ntte 1 fooling with the people's money? Tho pay 1 ment of such sums for the amount of pet functory labour performed is worse thai [ ridiculous — it ia positively immoral. 1 I am, Ac, Crux. ; 4th Jnly, 1887.

The Telephone Exchange was re-openei • this afternoon without any ceremony. Th i work has been expeditionsly done nnde • great disadvantages, 'owing to_ the btt' [ weather which has so long prevailed. Di i Lemon and those nnder him deservo ever i oredjt for having re-established the Ej , change in seven weeks from the time of con i menoing the work, and nine weeks from th > dato of the destruction of the Post an : Telegraph Offices by fire. ' : A somewhat singnlar instance of who , seems like a caae of restitution appears in l late issne of the Tapanui Courier, where lady, by advertisement, thanks the perso ' who pent through the post a pocket-Txx) containing money and jewellery lost fo 3 seven and a-half years. a A conspicuons object in front of the Hone , of Commons on 18th May was an army cai > tain, formerly belonging to the 86t i Regiment, who, in order to attract attentio s to some unheeded grievance he has againe t the War Office, dressed himself up in s most extraordinary manner. He wore c black undress military suit, a white oampaigi r ing shako, two white satchels hanging s g his sides, and he carried in his hands a 5 enormous broom, with a handle of abot a four feet long. Dressed in this strang « girb, and loaning on his broom, ho stoc U silently in front of one of the gates < n the- House during the greater part < c tho day. He did not appear to be mac 1. but he seemed to suffer from great monfc s distress.. His age was about 55, and eve y in his fantastic uniform he had a rospectab 1. and commanding presence.

Lord and Lady BraiMeywill call at this port in their yacht Sunbeam on leaving Australia. The Bteamer Murray, from Nelson and Wanganui, arrived at 3.30 this afternoon. Messrs. Robertson and Co., of the Phoenix Foundry, have lust given an excellent proof of the superior workmanship produced by our local industries by the manufacture of a new steel boiler for the s.s. Huia, whioh has been awarded by the Government Inspector a certificate for a higher pressure of steam than that allowed to that of any of the other local steamers, and as high as that permitted in the case of the Union Company's large vessels. The material of which the boiler is made is that manufactured by the Steel Company of Scotland, whioh is of the highest class in the Board of Trade classification, and a pressure of lOOlbs of steam to the square inch is allowed by the Inspector. The boiler is 9ft long and Bft in diameter, and is fitted with patent furnacedoors. It has already been placed in position, and at tho same time the engines of the Huia have received a thorough overhaul at the hands of Messrs. Robertson and Co. A trial trip took place yesterday, and resulted most satisfactorily. A boy named John Peterson, alia* Neils Christian Peterson, was brought down from Palmerston to-day, having been committed to the Burnham Industrial School for committing several petty larcenies. He will be sent South to-morrow. Messrs. George Thomas & Co. will sell tomorrow, fruit. A woxdkrfdi. tood and MBDicixi known and uted by physicians all over the world. "Scott's Ehulhiok " not only givei flesh and strength by virtue of its own nutritious propertiei, but creates an appotito f food that builds up the wasted body. Head the following:— "Scott's Emulsion" is, in my opinion, an excellent and valuable compound. I bave given it to consumptive patients, and have been delighted with the results obtained. It in pleasant to the taste, and can be borne by the most sensitive stomach. E. A. Bodwav, M.D., Butter-Knowle, Darlington, Eng. Large and small bottles at all Chemists; 4s Gd and 2s 6d. For continuation of rending matter tee fourth page.